1968 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.[1]

Men's Singles Qualifying
1968 French Open

Qualifiers

1. Bernard Detroye
2. Bernard Boutboul
3. Patrick Proisy
4. Pierre Joly
5. Frank Tutvin
6. David Lloyd
7. Jacques Thamin
8. Yves Christiaen

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Raúl Peralta	w/o
		Jean-Pierre Bombardier
											Jean-Pierre Bombardier	6	6	6
											Jean-Louis Auget	1	3	1
		Doug Smith	w/o
		Jean-Louis Auget
																				Jean-Pierre Bombardier	3	5^r
																				Bernard Detroye	6	1
		Michel Hervy
		Gary Kesl	w/o
											Michel Hervy	4	2	2
											Bernard Detroye	6	6	6
		Bernard Detroye
		Grant Kerr	w/o

Second qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Gustavo Castillo	w/o
		Thierry Bernasconi
											Thierry Bernasconi	6	1	0	2
											Bernard Boutboul	4	6	6	6
		Jaime Subirats	w/o
		Bernard Boutboul
																				Bernard Boutboul	6	6	6
																				Patrice Duhamel	1	4	1
		Bertrand Dufour	3	3	6	11	1^r
		Patrice Duhamel	6	6	4	9	5
											Patrice Duhamel	5	6	6	6
											Eric Derasse	7	3	4	2
		Eric Derasse
		Brian White	w/o

Third qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Eugene Cantin	1	1	6
		Alain Cassaigne	6	6	8
											Alain Cassaigne	4	5	0
											Francois Matheu	6	7	6
		Massimo Di Domenico	w/o
		Francois Matheu
																				Francois Matheu	0	2	4
																				Patrick Proisy	6	6	6
		Pierre Loizeau	6	6	6
		Eugene McCabe	4	1	3
											Pierre Loizeau	5	1	1
											Patrick Proisy	7	6	6
		Patrick Proisy
		M. Mannoubi	w/o

Fourth qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Lindsay Straney	w/o
		Pierre Joly
											Pierre Joly	4	6	6	9
											Francisco Castillo	6	4	3	7
		Francisco Castillo
		Jean-Claude Fauvet	w/o
																				Pierre Joly	4	4	6	6	6
																				Marc Boulle	6	6	2	3	4
		Paul Desq	w/o
		John Norgauer
											John Norgauer	4	3	4
											Marc Boulle	6	6	6
		Marc Boulle
		Ian Fletcher	w/o

Fifth qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Tomas Gonzalez
		Eduardo Argon	w/o
											Tomas Gonzalez	2	5	2
											Frank Tutvin	6	7	6
		Frank Tutvin	6	6	6
		Francois Battegay	2	3	2
																				Frank Tutvin	7	6	7
																				Jean-Pierre Cartier	5	3	5
		Denis Grozdanovitch	6	6	6
		Jean-Louis Coindet	2	2	4
											Denis Grozdanovitch	3	4	6	5
											Jean-Pierre Cartier	6	6	4	7
		Jean-Pierre Cartier
		Alvaro Pena	w/o

Sixth qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		R. Sutton	3	0	0
		Alain Bouteleux	6	6	6
											Alain Bouteleux	6	6	3	4	1
											Marc Ungerer	2	4	6	6	6
		Peter Burwash	w/o
		Marc Ungerer
																				Marc Ungerer	1	5^r
																				David Lloyd	6	6
		Michel Berges
		Piero Toci	w/o
											Michel Berges	3	6	6	5	4
											David Lloyd	6	3	4	7	6
		Sampiero Gavini	w/o
		David Lloyd

Seventh qualifier

First Round

Second Round

Qualifying Competition

Jim Moore

w/o

Jacques Thamin

Jacques Thamin

7

6

6

Henri Pellizza

5

4

0

Quentin Pretorius

w/o

Henri Pellizza

Jacques Thamin

6

6

6

Wanaro N'Godrella

1

4

3

Wanaro N'Godrella

Jean-Noël Grinda

w/o

Wanaro N'Godrella

Paul Jalabert

w/o

Paul Jalabert

Fernando Gentil

w/o

Eighth qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Alfredo Acuna	w/o
		Bruno Vallee
											Bruno Vallee	6	3	4	8	4
											Jean-Paul Meyer	2	6	6	6	6
		Mousthacine Taibi	2	4	6	3
		Jean-Paul Meyer	6	6	2	6
																				Jean-Paul Meyer	3	2	3
																				Yves Christiaen	6	6	6
		Pierre Rinderknecht	w/o
		Patrick Beraud
											Patrick Beraud	2	1	0
											Yves Christiaen	6	6	6
		Philippe Pimpaneau	0	2	3
		Yves Christiaen	6	6	6

References

1. "Tennis : mode d'emploi des qualifications de Roland-Garros". Le Monde (in French). Le Monde. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

External links

• 1968 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation